Vineyard Haven is number six on a list of the top arts-vibrant small communities in the United States—but the honor belongs to the Island as a whole.

For the past month photographer Melissa Knowles has been in Tanzania helping out at Precious Project, a school and orphanage in the rural village of Nshupu.

The innocence and optimism of childhood are what stand out first in a new exhibit of portraits at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse curated by Media Voices for Children.

Paul Doherty’s career as a Martha’s Vineyard photographer began along the shore, with images of beach stones and sea glass.

Media Voices for Children, a local nonprofit focusing on children’s rights, is hosting a photographic exhibit and film screening on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse art space.

Martha’s Vineyard photographer Wayne Smith goes where his assignments take him — and usually beyond.

Wayne Smith has been a photographer on the Island and elsewhere for many years.

There will be an opening reception for the photography of Paul Doherty on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center.